Stock Purchase	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Stock Purchase [Abstract]
Stock Purchase	14. Stock Purchase During the first quarter of 2011, the Company purchased 73,741 shares of CECO stock held by a retiring executive. The shares were purchased at the current market price of $5.84 for a total transaction value of $430,647 and the shares were immediately retired. On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a share buyback program authorizing the purchase of up to 0.5 million shares of CECO common stock over an eighteen month period. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company did not repurchase any common stock, which leaves the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased at 408,210.

14. Stock Purchase

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company purchased 73,741 shares of CECO stock held by a retiring executive. The shares were purchased at the current market price of $5.84 for a total transaction value of $430,647 and the shares were immediately retired.

On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a share buyback program authorizing the purchase of up to 0.5 million shares of CECO common stock over an eighteen month period. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company did not repurchase any common stock, which leaves the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased at 408,210.